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Heroes At Home 2010
24Mar
Being in the military sure isn’t easy. However, being a military spouse can be just as hard. Our military spouses are heroes whom maintain the home-front during long deployments, selflessly volunteering in their communities, and provide moral support for their loved ones serving at home and in harms way. Most of these ‘At Home Heroes’ hold down full time jobs and raise families. While the service member is rewarded for superior job performance with medals, promotions and ceremonies, the military spouse generally only receives a “thank you” from their significant other.
TIMES ARE CHANGING… Hall Chevrolet Western Branch is sponsoring the 2010 Military Spouse of the Year. The honorary spouse will be chosen from nominees across all branches of the military throughout Hampton Roads.
Since 2005, the Flagship Military Newspaper launched Heroes at Home: The Military Spouse Awards. It is time again to celebrate the sixth year of this prestigious event. The Hampton Roads community will come together to recognize spouses of service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps. The Military Spouse Awards give the military and civilian communities an opportunity to say “thank you” and to recognize our military spouses for the challenges they overcome every day. This event is the only regional event in the country that honors military spouses from all branches of the Armed Services.
The Heroes at Home event has even captured the attention of the White House. The 2007 and 2008 finalists were all invited to a reception at the White House honoring military spouses and the 2007 Spouse of the Year, Linda Port, also received the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The 2009 Spouse of the Year, Michelle Galvez, seen in the image to the left, was chosen to meet with Michelle Obama when she visited Tidewater this past July. For more information on Michelle Galvez and her voluntary acts please visit: 
www.flagshipnews.com/articles/2010/03/23/heroes_at_home/spouse_awards/spouseawards01.txt.
A judging panel consisting of members of the Hampton Roads business community as well as the Armed Services will review the nominations and select 10 finalist, one of whom will be named the 2010 Military Spouse of the Year. All nominees will be honored at a luncheon and formal awards ceremony on May 6, 2010. The finalists and ‘Spouse of the Year’ will be announced at this luncheon.
For more information please contact Adair Well, event coordinator, at 757-222-5375.